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City Pulse: Boles, Brown Clarke to take over Lansing City Council leadership

Lansing City Council meeting on BWL outages 12-30-13

Lansing City Councilwoman Carol Wood's two-year run as the council's president is set to end next week according to the Lansing City Pulse. She will be replaced by former president A'Lynne Boles.
(Brandon Howell | MLive.com)

Boles will become the new Council president, while Clarke
would assume the vice president role, two sources have told City Pulse.

Boles, who represents the city's 3rd Ward, would reassume the president's spot
that she held from 2010 to 2012 before being replaced by Carol Wood.

Meet the new boss: A'Lynne Boles (left) served as Council president from 2010-2012 while newcomer Judi Brown Clarke will assume the vice president role when the council officially reconvenes on Monday.Lansing City Pulse

The
switch likely signals a compromise between the perceived factions that support
Wood, who has often clashed with Bernero, and those that support the mayor.

Boles has been aligned with Wood, the outgoing
president, while Clarke was elected to her first term –unseating incumbent
Brian Jeffries –thanks in large part to the backing of Bernero. Clarke
replaces outgoing vice president Kathie Dunbar, a Bernero supporter who was re-elected
to one of the council's at-large seats.

The Council President can call special meetings and can also appoint members to various committees. While Council members are paid $20,200 a year for the part-time job, the president receives an additional $2,000 a year and the vice president $750.